今天我们要学的词是 prerogative. [prɪˈrɒɡətɪv]

Prerogative is spelled P-R-E-R-O-G-A-T-I-V-E, prerogative.

prerogative 的意思是特权。（名词） 

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany left open the possibility that President Trump might invoke the Insurrection Act, saying that it is the president’s prerogative whether he decides to pursue it. 

白宫新闻秘书麦肯尼没有明确说明特朗普总统执行《叛乱法》的可能性，她表示是否决定启动该法是总统的特权。

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tried to distance himself from the decision to direct nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients, saying it was the nursing homes’ prerogative to turn away patients they couldn’t safely handle. 

纽约州长库莫试图淡化有关指示该州养老院接受新冠病毒患者的决定，他说，养老院有权拒绝那些他们认为无法安全处理的患者。